Product lifecycle management : driving the next generation of lean thinking

Title:

Personal Author:

Grieves, Michael

Publication Information:

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2006

Physical Description:

xiii, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780071452304

Subject Term:

Product life cycle

Product management

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is the newest wave in productivity. This revolutionary approach is an outcome of lean thinking; however, PLM eliminates waste and efficiency across all aspects of a product's life--from design to deployment--not just in its manufacture. By using people, product information, processes, and technology to reduce wasted time, energy, and material across an organization and into the supply chain, PLM drives the next generation of lean thinking.

Now PLM pioneer Michael Grieves offers everyone from Six Sigma and lean practitioners to supply chain managers, product developers, and consultants a proven framework for adopting this information-driven approach. Product Lifecycle Management shows you how to greatly enhance your firm's productivity by integrating the efforts of your entire organization.

Most companies are seeing the returns of their efforts in lean methods diminishing, as the most fruitful applications have already been addressed. Here, Grieves reveals how PLM gives you an opportunity to make improvements both within and across functional areas in order to increase agility, optimize efficiency, and reduce costs across the board. He gives you the most comprehensive view of PLM available, fully outlining its characteristics, method, and tools and helping you assess your organizational readiness.

There's also proven examples from the field, where PLM is being widely adopted by leading companies, including General Motors, General Electric, and Dell, that are widely adopting the approach. You'll see how PLM has saved these companies billions in unnecessary costs and shaved as much as 60% off cycle times. With this book you'll learn how to:

Develop and implement your PLM strategy to support your corporate objectives Engage all your employees in using information to eliminate waste Enable improved information flow Better organize and utilize your intellectual capital Foster an environment that drives PLM

Lean manufacturing can only take your organization so far. To bring your productivity to the next level and save remarkable amounts of time, money, and resources, Product Lifecycle Management is your one-stop, hands-on guide to implementing this powerful methodology.

Author Notes

Dr. Michael Grieves founded the Product Lifecycle Management Development Consortium, University of Michigan's College of Engineering and served as its Co-Director. He developed the first on-line Product Lifecycle Management Overview course for College's Center for Professional Development and organizes and chairs the annual University of Michigan AUTOe IT Conference. Grieves also is affiliated with the University of Arizona's internationally ranked MIS Department. Grieves works with PLM users and suppliers to companies such as General Electric, IBM, and Toyota on PLM strategies and implementations. With 35 years industry experience, Grieves is a principal in the international management and IT consulting firm Core Strategies Inc., and serves on the boards of a number of technology companies.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Chapter 1 Introduction-The Path to PLM	p. 1
Information as a Substitute for Wasted Time, Energy, and Material	p. 6
The Trajectory of Computer Technology Development	p. 12
The Virtualization of Physical Objects	p. 16
The Distinction between Processes and Practices	p. 19
The Outline of the Book	p. 25
Chapter 2 Constructing PLM	p. 29
Defining PLM	p. 32
PLM Lifecycle Model	p. 40
Plan	p. 41
Design	p. 42
Build	p. 43
Support	p. 44
Dispose	p. 44
The Threads of PLM	p. 45
Computer Aided Design (CAD)	p. 46
Engineering Data Management (EDM)	p. 49
Product Data Management (PDM)	p. 52
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)	p. 54
Weaving the Threads into PLM	p. 55
Comparing PLM to ERP	p. 56
Summary	p. 62
Chapter 3 Characteristics of PLM	p. 65
Information Silos	p. 65
Information Mirroring Model (IM Model)	p. 71
Characteristics of PLM	p. 77
Singularity	p. 78
Correspondence	p. 81
Cohesion	p. 83
Traceability	p. 86
Reflectiveness	p. 89
Cued Availability	p. 91
Summary	p. 93
Chapter 4 The Environment Driving PLM	p. 95
External Drivers	p. 96
Scale	p. 96
Complexity	p. 99
Cycle Times	p. 101
Globalization	p. 103
Regulation	p. 105
Internal Drivers	p. 109
Productivity	p. 110
Innovation	p. 112
Collaboration	p. 114
Quality	p. 115
Boardroom Driver-IT Value Map	p. 117
Income, Revenue, and Costs	p. 118
Comparing Lean Manufacturing, ERP, CRM, and PLM	p. 121
Summary	p. 127
Chapter 5 PLM Elements	p. 129
The Process/Practice versus Technology Matrix	p. 129
The People, Process/Practice, Information Technology Triangle	p. 133
People	p. 134
Process/Practice	p. 143
Technology	p. 152
Summary	p. 156
Chapter 6 Collaborative Product Development-Starting the Digital Lifecycle	p. 159
What Is Collaborative Product Development?	p. 159
Mapping Requirements to Specifications	p. 162
Part Numbering	p. 164
Engineering Vaulting	p. 167
Product Reuse	p. 168
Start and Smart Parts	p. 169
Engineering Change Management	p. 171
Collaboration Room	p. 172
Bill of Material and Process Consistency	p. 174
Digital Mock-Up and Prototype Development	p. 175
Design for the Environment (DfE)	p. 178
Virtual Testing and Validation	p. 180
Marketing Collateral	p. 181
Summary	p. 183
Chapter 7 Digital Manufacturing-PLM in the Factory	p. 185
What Is Digital Manufacturing?	p. 185
Early Promise of Digital Manufacturing	p. 189
Manufacturing the First One, Ramp Up, and Manufacturing the Rest of Them	p. 192
Manufacturing the First One	p. 193
Ramp Up	p. 204
Manufacturing the Rest	p. 207
Production Planning	p. 208
Summary	p. 213
Chapter 8 Outside the Factory Door	p. 217
Costs Do Not Stop at the Factory Door	p. 217
Quality Scrap Production	p. 218
Product Liability	p. 220
Warranty	p. 222
Quality in Use, Not in Theory	p. 223
Product Usability	p. 225
New Revenue Model Opportunities	p. 226
Repair Services	p. 226
Product Extension Services	p. 228
End of Life Recycling and Disposal	p. 229
Summary	p. 231
Chapter 9 Developing a PLM Strategy	p. 233
What Is Strategy?	p. 233
A Vision of Tomorrow	p. 234
A Realistic Assessment of Today	p. 237
Plan for Bridging the Gap	p. 239
Capabilities and Resources Required	p. 240
Impact of Strategy	p. 244
Implementing a PLM Strategy-Lessons Learned	p. 247
Top Management Is Engaged, Not Just Involved	p. 248
Project Leaders Are Veterans and Team Members Are Decision Makers	p. 250
Third Parties Fill Gaps in Expertise and Transfer Knowledge	p. 252
Change Management Goes Hand in Hand with Project Management	p. 253
The Final Success Factor Is That a Satisficing Mindset Prevails	p. 254
Acting Like the CXO	p. 254
Find PLM Initiatives to Support Corporate Objectives	p. 255
See Beyond Functional Barriers	p. 256
Watch for Optimal Decisions That Are Suboptimal	p. 257
Stretch Change Muscle	p. 258
Think "One Organization"	p. 258
Summary	p. 259
Chapter 10 Conducting a PLM Readiness Assessment	p. 263
Infrastructure Assessment	p. 263
Adequateness of the Current Technology	p. 265
Scalability of the Technology	p. 267
Modularity of the Technology	p. 267
Openness of the Technology	p. 268
Assessment of Current Systems and Applications	p. 269
People Assessment	p. 271
Process/Practice Assessment	p. 275
Capability Maturity Model Assessment	p. 277
Assessment Cautions	p. 288
Summary	p. 290
Chapter 11 The Real World and the Universe of Possibilities for PLM	p. 293
Technology	p. 296
People	p. 300
Processes/Practices	p. 301
Index	p. 305

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